A switch-hitter who is in contention for starting duties at either second base, in the outfield, or as the team's top designated hitter...has shown the ability to hit for both power and average in his three years as a Bear...redshirted in 2006 in order to recover from fall 2005 right elbow surgery...
AS A JUNIOR (2009): Had started five of Cal's first six games before being hit by a pitch and breaking his right thumb Feb. 27 at Long Beach State...ended the season batting .240 (6-for-25, .111 vs. Pac-10) with two doubles and an RBI...had eight starts in left field and two as designated hitter...was 2-for-4 with a double Feb. 23 versus Vanderbilt...
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Batted .268 (42-for-157, .273 vs. Pac-10) with eight doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI...had a career-high seven-game hitting streak March 16-28 (9-for-28, .321, 3-2B, 3-HR, eight RBI)...was 4-for-11 (.364) with two RBI at Arizona State April 25-27...went 4-for-13 (364) with a double, home run and three RBI at Washington State March 20-22...hit two-run homer at Santa Clara Mar. 25...was 5-for-15 (.333) with a double, two home runs and five RBI versus Loyola Marymount March 14-16...led-off the first inning with home runs twice against the Lions...was 5-for-9 with three RBI at the Minnesota Tournament in early March...hit a team-best .383 (18-for-47) with runners in scoring position...was second team Pac-10 All-Academic...
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2007): Batted .302 (13-for-43, .292 vs. Pac-10) with four doubles and two RBI...had a double, four walks and three runs versus USC May 21...went 2-for-2 with a double and RBI at Sacramento State April 17...first collegiate hit was a double at Stanford March 4...
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Bellarmine College Prep was All-WCAL and All-Central Coast Section as a senior, batting .320 with six home runs, 10 stolen bases and a .478 on-base percentage...helped his team to a school-record 34-5 mark...as a junior batted .329 with three home runs and a .424 on-base percentage...was a member of the 2004 Brewers Area Code Team and was a 2005 Puma Preseason All-American by Team One Baseball...majoring in American studies...parents are Richard and Andrea Gorman...born December 31, 1986 in Mountain View, Calif.
Gorman's Career Statistics
YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB
2007 .302 30 43 13 13 2 4 0 0 11 6 3
2008 .268 49 157 33 42 20 8 0 4 20 39 6
2009 .240 13 25 8 6 1 2 0 0 8 9 1
Total .271 92 225 54 61 23 14 0 4 39 54 9
Career vs. the Pac-10 AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG vs. UA .111 4 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 .222 vs. ASU .333 6 12 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 .333 vs. OSU .167 5 18 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 .222 vs. STAN .250 4 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 .250 vs. UCLA .214 6 14 2 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 4 .286 vs. USC .385 7 13 4 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 6 .461 vs. UW .333 3 9 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4 .444 vs. WSU .333 4 12 4 4 3 1 0 1 0 4 0 8 .667
Career Bests Most Hits: 2, 15 times, last time Feb. 23, 2009 vs. Vanderbilt (2-for-4, 2B) Most Runs: 3, five times, last time April 15, 2008 at Pacific Most RBI: 2, three times, last time March 25, 2008 at Santa Clara (1-for-4, HR) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 7, twice, last time March 16-28, 2008 (9-for-27, .333, 3-2B, 3-HR, 8-RBI)
